My 20th Century (1989) colour palette
Directed by Ildikó Enyedi
- #030303near black · 19.6%
- #2f2f2fdark grey · 14.5%
- #8d8d8dmid grey · 13.7%
- #6c6c6cmid grey · 12.2%
- #cccccclight grey · 12.2%
- #fbfbfbnear white · 11.4%
My 20th Century (1989) is monochrome: across 51 sampled frames the palette carries effectively no colour, so its look is built from mid-key tonal range rather than hue. The single most common colour is near black (#030303), covering 19.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0 — more saturated than 0% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.442 — brighter than 71% of ranked films
Measured across 51 frames. See the frames on the My 20th Century page →
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